The Reborn Duke of Ming Dynasty

"Those farmers really said that," Zhang Fan looked at Liang Chao and asked in surprise.

"My lord, I absolutely dare not speak falsely in a humble position," Liang Chao said very respectfully.

Since Xu Jie was escorted back to Songjiang Mansion by Zhang Fan, he had been hiding at the beginning, but met with his family a few times with the help of Zhang Fan's subordinates, but Gao Gong's subordinates stared at him as if they had seen a bloody fly. The Xu family was very tight, so naturally some rumors leaked out, but this group of people were not forgiving, and they had nothing to do with the factory guards, but with Zhang Fan's explanation, those factory guards stopped hiding, and instead blatantly Escorting Xu Jie up, it seems that this is in line with the style of the factory guards.

Hai Rui's people have already returned to Yingtian, and the matter of the Xu family forcibly occupying the land has come to an official conclusion, but Gao Gong is not willing to let go, his lackeys are still frantically collecting the information that Xu Jie threatened the farm laborers. Evidence that doesn't exist.

Zhang Fan's subordinates are also secretly doing the work of those farmers, but to ordinary people, the name of factory guard is certainly terrifying, but those local ruffians who can immediately bring disaster to themselves make them even more afraid. Willing to cooperate, let alone press fingerprints on the testimonials brought by the factory guards.

"The world is so cold," Zhang Fan couldn't help sighing. He didn't blame these farmers for their selfishness. After all, what they cared about was their own safety, food and clothing. Under the Xu family, it is indeed much better than those farmers who have their own fields, but now although the land belongs to them and the taxes have to be paid by themselves, but for them, life is like this, and no one oppresses them. They are happy, and they can also see that the housekeeper can protect themselves for a while but not for a lifetime. If Xu Jie survives the crisis safely, and those high-profile minions come to trouble them again, this will not be worth the candle.

"This matter is a bit difficult," Liang Chao said with a frown. "It's good for these people to seek safety, but the matter of the elders depends on them to solve it. It's just that these people are just ordinary people, and it's their nature However, I have not been educated by the saints, and it will not work if I want to understand it and move it with emotion."

"Master Ge, does he know?" Zhang Fan asked.

"Elder Ge already knew about it," Liang Chao said, "It's just that Elder Ge was disappointed and didn't blame them. Elder Ge said that this is the doom he should have in his fate. He can't blame others but himself."

"Well, now Gao Gong is determined to fall into the old man and die." Zhang Fan frowned and said, "I have no choice but to write directly to the emperor. Elder Yuan, and for the sake of being a strict hero, let the elder Ge go, "

Thinking of other places, Zhang Fan became a little angry again: "What do you mean, Mr. Ge was also the chief assistant of the cabinet. Although he was forced to return to his hometown because he offended the emperor and Gao Gong, why did he fall into such a situation? ,"

"My lord, this is the way things are in the officialdom," Liang Chao said. "Although the lowly position is not in a high position, it has a lot of experience. In the past, those high-ranking people were driven to a desperate situation overnight. How can there be such a thing?" It’s not that I offended other people, those other people I didn’t care about,”

"Tell me, I, the Commander of Jinyiwei, is the most feared person," Zhang Fan said suddenly, "Guess what will happen to me."

"This..." Liang Chao didn't expect Zhang Fan to ask himself such a question.

"But it's okay, now I'm not the commander, not your superior, and you are not my subordinate, I just want to hear your thoughts," Zhang Fan said.

"Then... I dare say it's a lowly position," Liang Chao said, "My lord, this Jinyiwei is His Majesty's personal guard, and has always been a person trusted by His Majesty. My lord occupies this position at such an age. Experience is also inseparable from His Majesty's favor.

"However, my lord, you must know that Jin Yiwei inspects the officials for His Majesty. No matter what it is, he will always be feared by the courtiers. Throughout the Ming Dynasty since the founding of the country, any commander who was in office was very prosperous. It is being slandered by others, even your predecessor Cheng Guogong is no exception, but now he is being impeached by the royal officials, "

"I know all of this," Zhang Fan said.

"But your lord is a little different," Liang Chao said, "not to mention that your lord's relatives are prosperous now, and... a lowly position said something that shouldn't be said, and your lord's relationship with the current prince is very good, and the prince treats you very well. There are many attachments, not only that, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Mr. Zhang Juzheng, Mr. Zhang, his mentor, will definitely be the candidate for the cabinet chief assistant in the future. What's more, Mr. Feng also has a good relationship with Feng Bao of Dongchang. Don't be afraid of these anymore."

"You're right, maybe I can live this life safely, but what about my descendants," Zhang Fan couldn't help thinking of his beautiful wife Ru Xue who was pregnant in the capital, and thought of how much he loved him. Zhaoxue also thought of Yingyue who could live and die with her.

"Your Excellency is right. Since ancient times, officials who have been officials have always tried to secure their wives and children so that future generations can live in peace," Liang Chao said. "However, it depends on Your Excellency."

"You mean..." Zhang Fan asked with some doubts.

"Take a step back and open the sky," Liang Chao said.

That's right, what Liang Chao said is right, take a step back, and leave room for everything, and you must not wait until the end of the mountain to regret it, then it will be too late.

"You are talking nonsense in a lowly position. I hope you don't worry too much," Liang Chao said from the side, seeing Zhang Fan's pensive face.

"No need to do that, I have already said something beforehand, and I won't care about your words," Zhang Fan said, "However, Liang Chao, what you said is not something that you, a well-dressed family, can say."

"My lord, my ancestors have worked in Jinyiwei," Liang Chao said, "My family is all from Jinyiwei, these things have long been used to, I still remember that when my father passed away, I took my father's place and entered The factory guard, my father also taught me many times before he died, we must see the situation clearly, we must not become arrogant because of the momentary speed, and we must not feel sorry for ourselves because of the momentary hatred, "

"It seems that you have been wronged by a rich family," Zhang Fan said with a smile, "Just now I wanted you to advance to another level, but after hearing what you said, I changed my mind. Take this position,"

After Liang Chao heard Zhang Fan's words, he didn't show regret, but said gratefully: "Thank you for your advice, sir." He knew that Zhang Fan only said that after he really adopted his own opinion. It is much more beneficial to be able to adopt one's own opinions than to promote one's own position.

"Forgive others and forgive others," Zhang Fan sighed secretly in his heart, "Ge Lao, you have been famous all your life, and you have been smooth in the world all your life, but in the end you are still haunted by these false names, and you have not seen the truth of the world to cause these things. .

"As for me, the authorities are obsessed, but the bystanders are clear. Who can understand my own affairs?"

"My lord, it's not good," Liang Chao, who had just stepped back, went back and forth. Although there was no anxiety on his face, he was also a little flustered.

"Why panic?" Zhang Fan asked quickly.

"The Northeast is fighting," Liang Chao said.

"Northeast... You said northeast," Zhang Fan asked with surprise on his face.

"good,"

"What's going on," Zhang Fan asked, "Quickly tell me what happened before and after."

It turned out that when Zhang Fan came to the south of the Yangtze River, he received news from the Northeast. Now the northern borders of the Ming Dynasty have been pacified, but the Northeast is not the same. There is harassment, but the Northeast Jurchens who have already attached to Ming Dynasty are dissatisfied with Daming's excessive taxation, especially Jianzhou Jurchen leader Wang Gao and Zi Atai are deliberately rebelling. At the beginning of the year, Zhang Fan met Nurhachi's grandson in Yiji Several people had already told him about the situation, but after further investigation, he felt that it would take some time.

How do you know which remnants of the Yuanmeng and Mongolian parties who fled east saw Daming and Alda offering tribute to each other, thinking that the two parties were going to deal with them, and then contacted Wang Gao and others who were plotting to rebel, and planned to strike first.

Zhang Fan didn't care about these things. After all, Li Chengliang's generation of famous generals, no matter how capable these people were, they were nothing more than clowns. What he really cared about was the ten-year-old boy who might become a big worry for Ming Dynasty in the future, Nurhachi.

According to Liang Chao’s report, Wang Gao’s and other people’s reasoning against others is a fabrication, and Nurhachi’s grandfather, Jue Chang’an, was not an unreasonable person. Wang Gao and others had just rebelled, so he took his family to join Li Chengliang’s team and served as a support for Daming. The army lobbied a cadre to lose the leader, and wanted to resolve the matter peacefully. Unexpectedly, Wang Gao also sent people to lobby the tribe under him. As a result, the two sides clashed, and Jue Changan died under the hands of the Ming army.

History is like this, even if Zhang Fan came back here, it hasn't changed much. Jue Chang'an's death has also become the fuse for Nurhachi's future rebellion, but Zhang Fan can't let this matter go on like this .

"Liang Chao, put down your order and try your best to find a ten-year-old boy named Nurhachi. He is the grandson of Jue Changan. If you find him, bring him to me along with his family. Remember, be kind. In contrast, this person is of great use to me," Zhang Fan hurriedly ordered.

"I take orders from a lowly position," Liang Chao replied. He didn't know why Zhang Fan would be so nervous about a ten-year-old child, but since it was an order, he didn't need to ask.

It’s just that Zhang Fan can’t fully grasp the history in his hands. The conversation between him and Nurhachi that day still brought some changes to all this. Nurhachi still remembered that Zhang Fan told him to go to the capital to find him if he needed something. Walking alone on the road to Shuntian Mansion,